Tawang District Population, Arunachal Pradesh - Census India 2011

Tawang is one of district of Arunachal Pradesh in India. There are 10 Talukas, 235 villages and 1 towns in Tawang district.

As per the Census India 2011, Tawang district has 10062 households, population of 49977 of which 29151 are males and 20826 are females. The population of children between age 0-6 is 5788 which is 11.58% of total population.

The sex-ratio of Tawang district is around 714 compared to 938 which is average of Arunachal Pradesh state. The literacy rate of Tawang district is 52.17% out of which 60.79% males are literate and 40.11% females are literate. The total area of Tawang is 2172 sq.km with population density of 23 per sq.km.

Out of total population, 77.59% of population lives in Urban area and 22.41% lives in Rural area. There are 0 Scheduled Caste (SC) and 69.65% Scheduled Tribe (ST) of total population in Tawang district.

Tawang Religion Population

DescriptionPopulationPercentage
Total49977100%
Buddhist3492069.87%
Hindu1184223.69%
Sikh11642.33%
Muslim7871.57%
Christian7761.55%
Other religions and persuasions3490.7%
Jain720.14%
Religion not stated670.13%

Tawang Urban & Rural Population

Out of total population, 50% of population lives in Urban area and 60% lives in Rural area
DescriptionUrbanRural
Area(sq.km)00
Number of households16858377
Total Population1120238775
Population (%)74.62%46.38%
Male Population835920792
Female Population284317983
Sex Ratio340865
Literacy (%)85.29%42.6%

List of Talukas in Tawang

Check out complete list of all Talukas of Tawang district, Arunachal Pradesh
TalukaPopulationArea (km2)Pop. DensitySex-ratio
TAWANG CIRCLE 19099158.80120532
LUMLA 617279.89771020
Jang5480191.3029667
Lhou 402978.9651546
MUKTO CIRCLE3655103.6435898
KITPI CIRCLE 293526.221121080
Zemithang2926522.9761033
DUDUNGHAR 283378.2736955
Thingbu1592871.132695
Bongkhar 125660.82211184

Share your suggestions, thoughts


Tawang Population Facts

Number of Households10062
Population49977
Male Population29151 (58.33%)
Female Population20826 (41.67%)
Children Population5788
Area2172 km2
Population density/km223
Sex-ratio714
Literacy52.17%
Male Literacy60.79%
Female Literacy40.11%
Scheduled Tribes (ST) %69.65%
Scheduled Caste (SC) %0

Map of Tawang, Arunachal Pradesh